class Solution(object):
    def minDistance(self, word1, word2):
        """
        :type word1: str
        :type word2: str
        :rtype: int
        """
        m = len(word1)
        n = len(word2)
        dp = [[0]*(n+1) for _ in range(m+1)]
        for i in range(m+1):
            dp[i][0] = i
        for j in range(n+1):
            dp[0][j] = j
        for i in range(1,m+1):
            for j in range(1,n+1):
                if word1[i-1] == word2[j-1]:
                    dp[i][j] = dp[i-1][j-1]
                else: 
                    dp[i][j] = min(dp[i-1][j-1],dp[i][j-1],dp[i-1][j]) + 1
        return dp[m][n]